Richard Simmons was buried in his exercise outfit.
The health guru handed away in July at age 76 and his brother Lenny Simmons revealed that he will probably be sporting his well-known tank high and shorts eternally at a celebration of life service for the star in New Orleans on Saturday.
In footage obtained by TMZ, Lenny advised the gang: “Similar to Clark Kent beneath his stunning issues that he was sporting, his clothes, [Richard] is sporting a tank high and shorts.”
“Why, you ask? As a result of we predict that God has one other plan for him, and we wish to make it possible for he was going to be in his regular costume that everyone knows and love to assist the saints and the angels get into form.”
Concluding his speech, Lenny added: “So I’m right here to say to you that despite the fact that he’s not right here and I do know he’s in spirit right here tonight, Richard Simmons will perpetually be sweating with the Holies. Thanks a lot for coming.”
Richard handed away the day after his 76th birthday from blunt traumatic accidents after struggling a fall at his dwelling.
He defined in an interview shortly earlier than his demise that he by no means thought-about himself to be a “superstar”.
Requested what it was prefer to be referred to as a “legend,” he mentioned: “I don’t hear it in any respect. I don’t hear the phrase legend. I don’t hear the phrase icon. I by no means lived a star life. I by no means considered myself as a star.”
“Individuals don’t know this, I’m actually a shy particular person and a little bit little bit of an introvert. However when that curtain goes up, that’s a unique story. I’m there to make individuals completely satisfied.”
